Yogic sleep for stress ( Yog Nidra )

An endless stream of tasks drives you crazy, and the holidays are still far away? Even at home after work, you can not sit down for a minute, and sleep is very little time? Or maybe you are sleeping a long time, but from the very morning you feel tired? You need to relax! And yoga will help in this.

Even if you are used to ignoring stress, sooner or later it will still make itself felt. Frequent colds, heartburn, tremor, cold wet hands and feet, memory impairment, fatigue and apathy - all this may be a consequence of the accumulated stress. When it comes to the appearance of such symptoms, simply getting enough sleep can be insufficient. Although it is impossible to be immune to stress, no matter how strong you are. However, you can learn to resist it, to live a full and happy life. Yoga sleep, or yoga-nidra, will help you in this.

Practice

The only asana that you have to master is shavasana

Despite the seeming simplicity, there are some precautions here.

1. Do not press your hands to the body: open the chest, unfold your palms up and relax your shoulders, hands at the same time will lie at some distance from the body.
2. Do not strain your stomach and buttocks, breathe deeply and calmly.
3. Pay special attention to the face: eyes, forehead, lips, chin should be relaxed.

The easiest way is to practice yoga nidra with the help of a learned instructor. You can sign up for a lesson in the yoga center or download audio recordings from the RealYoga website, with which you can practice anywhere and whenever you want.

In any case, do not forget about the correct attitude. If 30 minutes for you is a lot, do 15 minutes. If there is no atmosphere to relax, do not force yourself, postpone the practice for a couple of hours.

Additional tips

1. Do not forget to deactivate the call on the phone. The world will not collapse without you in 15 minutes.
2. In the yoga-nidra there is no goal to become like the yogis that lie on nails. If you are stiff, lay a blanket.
3. For a quality relaxation, you need to take the most comfortable position. Use rollers or small cushions to lift your knees, lower back and neck.
4. Ideally, of course, it is worth to go to shavasana on the floor. But even in the office or in the car you can throw back the chair and relax, listening to audio recordings, - at least something!

The only thing you should avoid is falling asleep. You should not get misled by the name of practice. Throughout the entire yoga sleep you must remain conscious. Although, when you learn to consciously relax, falling asleep in the evenings will become much easier.